Hong Kong Ordinances

EVIDENCE ORDINANCE - SECT 55

Statement not contained in business records

(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) In any civil proceedings, the evidence of an officer of a business or
public body that any particular statement is not contained in the records of
the business or body shall be admissible as evidence of that fact whether or
not the whole or any part of the records have been produced in the
proceedings.

(2) The evidence referred to in subsection (1) may, unless the  court
otherwise directs, be given by means of the affidavit of the officer.

(3) Section 54(4) shall apply to the interpretation of this section as it
applies to the interpretation of section 54. (Relaced 2 of 1999 s. 2) [
cf. 1988 c. 32 s. 9 U.K.]